We here at Blogness are used to Bruce being a real mensch, but apparently it's still rare enough for a famous person to be gracious and funny with his fans that it makes headlines.

Case in point: Springsteen inviting 14-year-old Nathan Testa on stage in Brisbane to duet on "Growin' Up" -- it made international headlines everywhere from the N.Y. Daily News to Inside Edition to Esquire, which declared "Bruce Springsteen Invited a Teen to Play With Him on Stage and It Was All Very Wholesome." Watch the video now if you somehow missed it:

But, as Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band prepare to wind up their Australia and New Zealand tour on Saturday, that was far from the only Bruce news to crowd our feeds in recent weeks. Catch up with what you missed with the links below:

• As part of its Power 100, Billboard has a fascinating Q&A with Jon Landau about his years with Springsteen.

• Is this the greatest Bruce Springsteen selfie ever? We're going with yes.

• Cover alert! Live Record Store Day vinyl from Jason Isbell to include cover of Springsteen's "Atlantic City."

• Our own Anne Haines has started a blog on her concert travels (including many miles logged for Mr. Springsteen). Anne was also profiled by Indiana University about her Bruce obsession, er, admiration.

• It seems there's a new one every week: Leann Pomaville runs down some recent moving stories of Bruce Springsteen's music inspiring some very special kids.

• The N.Y. Observer caught a lot of flak for its imaginary "Letter of apology from Bruce Springsteen." Instead of reading that, re-read our own "Open letter to Miley Cyrus from Bruce Springsteen," which is much less N.Y. Observer-ish.

• Diehard Springsteen fan will be running the Boston Marathon while listening to the Bruce catalog in order, and could use your help.

• It doesn't have to be Valentine's Day to enjoy Springsteen's greatest love songs.

• Not that he needs our help, but: A commentary in defense of Springsteen's "embarrassed Americans" remark.

• Revisit our gallery of Springsteen quotes on music, aging, love and life in the USA.